List of Famous people born in Artibonite, Haiti
Garcelle Beauvais
Garcelle Beauvais is a Haitian-American actress, television personality, author, and former fashion model. She is best known for her starring roles in the sitcom The Jamie Foxx Show and the crime drama series NYPD Blue. She also appeared in the films Coming to America (1988), White House Down (2013), and Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017). In 2020, Beauvais became a main cast member of the reality television series The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills. She also co-hosts the daytime talk show The Real alongside Adrienne Bailon, Loni Love, and Jeannie Mai.
Wadeline Jonathas
Wadeline Jonathas is an American track and field athlete. She won gold medal in the women's 4x400 meters event at the 2019 World Athletics Championships and finished in 4th place in the 400 meters, in 49.60 seconds. Jonathas represents United States in women's 400 meters at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
Dumarsais Estimé
Léon Dumarsais Estimé served as the President of Haïti from 16 August 1946 until 10 May 1950.
Vivian Barbot
Vivian Barbot is a Canadian teacher, activist, and politician. She is a former President of the Fédération des femmes du Québec, a former Member of Parliament and former vice-president of the Bloc Québécois. She was the party's interim leader and president following the resignation of Gilles Duceppe in May 2011. Barbot became the first person of a visible minority group to lead a Canadian federal political party with parliamentary representation.
François Colimon
Max Leroy Mésidor
Max Leroy Mésidor is a Haitian clergyman and Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Port-au-Prince. He was ordained in 1988. He was appointed Bishop of Fort-Liberté in Haiti in 2012, Archbishop of Cap-Haïtien in 2014 and Archbishop of Port-au-Prince in 2017.